Repose | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Re-pōse', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REPOSED; p. pr. & vb. n. REPOSING.] [Fr. reposer, Pr. repousar, Sp. reposar, Pg. repousar, It. riposare, from Lat. re, again, and pausare, to pause; Pr. & Sp. reponer, Pg. repôr, It. riporre, Lat. reponere, repositum, to replace, from re, again, back, and ponere, to place. Cf. PROPOSE.]

Sense 1. To place again; to lay up; to deposit; to lodge. [Obs.]

But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman.

Pebbles reposed in those cliffs among the earth . . . are left behind. Woodward.

Sense 2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose.

All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. Fuller.

After the toil of battle, to repose Your wearied virtue. Milton.

Sense 3. To place in confidence; as, to repose one's interests in the hands of a friend.

Synonyms—To rest; settle; recline; reposit; deposit; lodge.

Re-pōsē', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To lie; to rest; as, trap reposing on sand. 2. To lie for rest or refreshment. Within a thicket I reposed. Chapman. 3. To rest in confidence. It is upon these that the soul may repose. I. Taylor. Syn.—To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.

Re-pōse', n.

noun

n. [Fr. repos, Pr. repaus, Sp. reposo, Pg. repouso, It. riposo.] 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak.

Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness.
(Poet.) A rest; a pause.
(Fine Arts.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; — opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to any thing which is overstrained, violent, or gorgeous. Brande.

Syn.—Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace. See Rest.